#AND HELL YEAH JASK IS GONNA EMBRACE IT

[astralalmighty]

Here, have my version of “Jaskier gets kidnapped by Nifguarrd”

because i was bored

After the mountain, Jaskier spends a week drinking his sorrows and feeling rather pissed off, then he picks himself backs up and continues his life as a bard.

He stumbles upon Yennefer in a bar and they drink together, and then befriend each other.

They spend the next few months traveling on and off, getting each other out of sticky situations, and planning on how to find a baby for Yen.

Jaskier says kidnap one from a bad family, Yen is unsure if she would be satisfied knowing how she get the child.

They respect each other and become good friends, even affectionately nicknaming each other Yenna and Buttercup.

Yennefer eventually visits Istredd while she and Jaskier are apart, and goes to Sodden.

She is wounded badly releasing her chaos, and manages to portal herself to Jaskier, who helps her recover.

  About a month after the Fall of Cintra, Nifguarrd places a bounty on Jaskier’s head.

Jaskier is kidnapped, and tortured for a month on the locations of Geralt and Ciri.

He says absolutely nothing for fear of accidentally giving any information.

Mind-reading spells don’t work on him for some unknown reason (cough cough he’s not human). The mages are baffled and Jaskier is thankful.

Yennefer has been in hiding, and manages to find Jaskier through Triss’s help.

They rescue him rather anticlimactically, and Yen helps Jaskier recover.

They eventually part ways, with Yen going to the other mages to help with the war, and Jaskier begins traveling alone, helping where he can.

Jaskier also begins hunting monsters and taking contracts as a source of income, and ends up stopping his singing altogether.

  By now, it’s been three months after Cintra fell.

Jaskier becomes very strong and talented. He can fight and barter beautifully.

All the while, Yen and him remain in contact.

One night, a young girl attempts to steal from his camp.

He catches her, and realizes it’s Ciri.

She’s alone, and terrified. They bond, and while she never tells him who she is, Jaskier knows exactly who she is.

He never asks about Geralt, but makes a silent promise to protect her and raise her.

Eventually, she reveals she had been traveling with her father, but they had been attacked by bandits and she ran.

Jaskier strongly suspects it’s Geralt she’s referring to.

Yen is too weak to portal to them, but tells Jask she will get to them as soon as she can.

The two really bond, and grow into a father-daughter relationship, with lots of wonderful hair braiding because Jask has long hair and they both love hair.

One day, they’re attacked by Nifguarrdian soldiers and Ciri screams.

She managed to control her power enough to not harm Jaskier (cough cough non human), but she kills the soldiers.

Jaskier reveals he knows who she is and who Geralt is.

  They continue traveling, and one day stumble across Geralt in an old inn.

Geralt and Ciri both cry, and Jaskier spends approximately three minutes feeling happy, then remembers how angry he is.

He tells Geralt he doesn’t want to talk to him about the past, but made a promise to protect Ciri and swears to keep that promise until his dying breath.

Geralt tells him he wants to talk to him and he wants them to travel together.

Jaskier spits out his ale after hearing that.

Once Ciri goes to sleep, Geralt apologizes. Jaskier asks for some time, which Geralt gives.

Jaskier doesn’t tell him about Nifguarrd, Geralt doesn’t ask.

Geralt has no idea that Jaskier was kidnapped, only that Jaskier has a few new scars, has long hair, wears simple clothing, can fight like hell, and is far more sexy than Geralt expected.

  They travel to Kaer Morhen, and Jaskier and Ciri meet the wolves.

Yennefer eventually makes her way to Kaer Morhen, and Geralt will forever deny the confusion he felt when Jaskier and Yen ran to each other, embraced, and cried at their reunion.

  The wolves, princess, mage, and former bard settle into a routine.

Yen trains Ciri in magic, Jaskier teaches her everything about academics (with help from Vesemir, Yen, and Eskel), the wolves train her and teach her to fight, and Ciri begins to find a new family.

Jaskier also begins sparring with the wolves, but refuses to remove his shirt.

Geralt never understands why.

Geralt does understand that Jaskier is very impressive with a sword and Geralt should seriously stop ogling him during training.

Lambert, Eskel, and Vesemir love the bard, mage, and princess Geralt brought into their lives.

  Drunken shenanigans. Amiright?

  Often, Ciri has nightmares, and she goes to Jaskier when she can’t sleep. She knows about his nightmares and feels better when he comforts her.

Jaskier also has nightmares, but no one knows except Ciri and Yen.

Geralt feels a little detached when he learns of Ciri always going to Jask, but when he overhears then talking after a bad nightmare, he feels better knowing Jaskier is such an amazing father to her.

Yen and Ciri begin to have a mother-daughter bond.

Lambert and Eskel realize they’re becoming uncles, and Vesemir notices his presence as a grandfather.

  One night, Geralt happens to awake late after caring for Roach, and overhears Jaskier having a nightmare. He doesn’t barge in, but he begins to suspect there’s more to Jaskier’s past.

He overhears more of Jaskier’s nightmares, and asks Yen about them, but she refuses to tell him.

  Halfway through the winter, there’s a warm spell, and Jaskier volunteers to travel down the mountain and to get supplies.

Nifguarrd is after every Witcher, not just Geralt, and Yen needs to stay to protect Ciri.

Jaskier returns within two weeks with all the supplies and an injured arm.

He explains how there had been a contract for a kikimora, and he was injured when the monster fell on his arm after the fatal blow.

Geralt is shocked and angry that Jaskier would risk his life so recklessly, and Jaskier reply is, “It’s not like it was my first kikimora, Geralt.”

Needless to say, Geralt bluescreens.

  Jaskier explains to Geralt part of his past, how he and Yen became friends, and how he began training and fighting after the Fall of Cintra.

He avoids, though, his time with Nifguarrd.

A few days later, and several months after Jask and Geralt met again, Jaskier forgives Geralt for the mountain and the years they spent in a one-sided relationship.

He knows Geralt is sorry and has changed as a person. He may have already moved on from the past, but it’s time he truly let go of all anger and bitterness he feels.

Geralt is relieved and thanks him.

Cut to the wolves drinking and Geralt drunkenly confessing his love for Jaskier and his brothers respond with, “We know how you look at him idiot, now go kiss him.”

Geralt panics and refuses.

Jaskier is unfortunately absent from this conversation.

  Not much time after that, Geralt accidentally walks in on Jaskier bathing, and sees Jaskier’s scars.

Jaskier was whipped by Nifguarrd, and has numerous scars on his back.

Jaskier yells at Geralt to get out, and Geralt knows that there’s more to Jaskier’s past.

Geralt confronts Jaskier, and cautiously asks him if he knows the entire truth about Jaskier’s past.

Jaskier admits that Geralt doesn’t know everything and tells him about Nifguarrd. He keeps it brief.

Geralt is guilt-ridden, and confides with Yen.

She sighs, and says, “If Jaskier ever blamed you, he forgave you long before you ever even apologized. If he knew what the future would’ve been when you first met, that would’nt’ve stopped him from traveling with you. Also you two are very much in love just kiss already.”

Geralt is somewhat reassured.

  A few days later, Jaskier has a very bad nightmare, and takes a walk. Geralt follows and finds him on one of the balcony things (idk architecture).

Jaskier knows that Geralt feels guilty, and convinces Geralt that what happened to him was never and never will be his fault. Geralt was guilty, but is now swayed by Jaskier’s words and actions.

Geralt thanks Jaskier for being there for him, and for forgiving him. Feeling rather bold now, he mentions how Jaskier had been trying to figure out what pleased him, and tells Jaskier he’s been thinking about this. He says, “I know what pleases me now, you.”

Jaskier asks Geralt if he’s reading this situation correctly, and Geralt tells him that Jaskier is a poet, and he trusts poet’s judgements. Jaskier laughs and tells Geralt that poets read situations whatever way they want to, regardless of the accuracy. Geralt responds by cupping Jaskier’s cheek and telling him he’s reading the situation correctly.

Jaskier kisses him under the stars. (FINALLY)

Geralt kisses back. (ABOUT TIME)

Annnnnd they fall into bed together. (I am not writing smut, no thank you, I am not risking that, we are gonna rate this Mature because of the violence, not because of any horny idiots in love).

  Next morning: Lambert bursts into Geralt’s room in a panic, telling Geralt they’ve lost Jaskier and can’t find him.

Geralt says Jask is probably fine, and Lambert is not consoled, and continues to rant until Jaskier pops out of the blankets and demands what’s going on.

Needless to say, Geralt kicks Lambert out.

Lambert: We found the bard; Yen: Oh where was he?; Eskel: With Geralt; Lambert: More like under Geralt; Vesemir and Yen: ......; Yen:     Fucking FINALLY; Ciri: Oh gross but I agree Yenna

(Yes this is how everyone finds out)

  So yeah now these two are FINALLY in a relationship.

And everyone sorta falls into this big found family, and they spend their days training and learning, and their nights spending time together.

Jaskier even begins to sing again (much to Ciri’s, Geralt’s, and Yen’s urging).

Eventually, winter ends, and they need to decide if it’s safe for anyone to go out.

Yen gets in contact with Triss, who comes to Kaer Morhen.

Triss gives them a basic rundown of the war, and they all decide that Vesemir, Ciri, and Yen will stay at Kaer Morhen, while the rest of the wolves and Jask will continue traveling, but they all need to keep low profiles.

It ends with this set-up, and a final look at the mountain before the witchers and the bard part ways, all intent on returning home to their family by the next winter.